NAME
App::PhysicsUnitUtils - Utilities related to Physics::Unit
VERSION
This document describes version 0.002 of App::PhysicsUnitUtils (from
Perl distribution App-PhysicsUnitUtils), released on 2020-04-04.
DESCRIPTION
This distributions provides the following command-line utilities:
* convert-unit
FUNCTIONS
convert_unit
Usage:
convert_unit(%args) -> [status, msg, payload, meta]
Convert a physical quantity from one unit to another.
Examples:
* Show all possible conversions for speed:
convert_unit(quantity => "m/s");
Result:
[
{ amount => 3.33564095198152e-09, unit => "c" },
{ amount => 3.28083989501312, unit => "fps" },
{ amount => 3600000000000, unit => "knot" },
{ amount => 3600000000000, unit => "knots" },
{ amount => 3.6, unit => "kph" },
{ amount => 0.001, unit => "kps" },
{ amount => 2.2369362920544, unit => "mph" },
{ amount => 1, unit => "mps" },
{ amount => 3.33564095198152e-09, unit => "speed-of-light" },
]
* Convert from meters/sec to kilometers/hour:
convert_unit(quantity => "40 m/s", to_unit => "kph"); # -> 144
If target unit is not specified, will show all known conversions.
This function is not exported.
Arguments ('*' denotes required arguments):
* quantity* => *str*
* to_unit => *physical::unit*
Returns an enveloped result (an array).
First element (status) is an integer containing HTTP status code (200
means OK, 4xx caller error, 5xx function error). Second element (msg) is
a string containing error message, or 'OK' if status is 200. Third
element (payload) is optional, the actual result. Fourth element (meta)
is called result metadata and is optional, a hash that contains extra
information.
Return value: (any)
HOMEPAGE
Please visit the project's homepage at
<https://metacpan.org/release/App-PhysicsUnitUtils>.
SOURCE
Source repository is at
<https://github.com/perlancar/perl-App-PhysicsUnitUtils>.
BUGS
Please report any bugs or feature requests on the bugtracker website
<https://rt.cpan.org/Public/Dist/Display.html?Name=App-PhysicsUnitUtils>
When submitting a bug or request, please include a test-file or a patch
to an existing test-file that illustrates the bug or desired feature.
SEE ALSO
Physics::Unit
AUTHOR
perlancar <perlancar@cpan.org>
COPYRIGHT AND LICENSE
This software is copyright (c) 2020 by perlancar@cpan.org.
This is free software; you can redistribute it and/or modify it under
the same terms as the Perl 5 programming language system itself.